Wellington Announces 2025–26 Community Engagement Grants

Wellington Announces 2025–26 Community Engagement Grants

Wellington is excited to announce the recipients of Wellington’s Community Engagement Grants for the 2025–26 school year. Designed to move Wellington forward as the best place to teach and learn, these grants support projects that deepen engagement and strengthen our learning community. 

 

This year’s awardees will explore topics ranging from wellness and executive functioning to CPR training and beekeeping.  

 

More information about each project will be shared in August, with updates on progress shared throughout the school year. 

 

Congratulations to the following recipients: 

 

  • Molly KershnerMiddle School Buddy System 

  • Trent Neely P ’30Beekeeping and the Environment 

  • Kara Trent P ’26 – Jaguar Flow: Empowering Faculty and Staff Through Yoga 

  • Emily BertyCoach Development: Creating Spaces of Support 

  • Alyson VigneronUke Can Do It! 

  • Alyson LeePreparing Students for the Age of Data 

  • Dominic Davis and Trent Neely P ’30Adult CPR/AED Integration Into Upper School Health Class 

  • Maria Cellino ’27 and Greg DavisProTIP Certification Pilot 

  • Tara Zimmer and Nicole Ford P ’40Planning and Development of a Comprehensive Well-being Program 

  • Marianne Crowley and Simon LeadstonThe Spark Project: Igniting Ideas through Inquiry 

  • Sloan Magliery and Nicole Ford P ’40A Middle School Curriculum: Building Social, Emotional, and Executive Functioning Skills for Every Student 

  • Laura Trubilowicz P ’27 ’30 ’34The Ripple Project: A Journey in Building and Belonging 

  • Michelle LeiningerBrain Buddies: Executive Functioning Small Groups 

 

We’re grateful for the creativity and dedication these faculty and staff members bring to our community. Their projects reflect the spirit of innovation and care that defines Wellington.